Dia duit!
We are still enjoying the pictures of our most recent Ireland trip—where 24 of us travelled across the pond where we met up with Michael our Tour Guide/Driver for a 12-day adventure through Ireland. We may not have picked up much Gaelic but we did get their slang down. The “h” is silent in Ireland so if you hear us say “Tirty-Tree” vs Thirty-three, or “Trow” instead of Throw. You will understand why. It was a fun time with lots of sites and Guiness (cough, cough) for some as well as a whiskey or 2. We have our photo album from our trip linked to our website so if you’d like to see some of the pictures that were taken—we’d love to share them with you!
We brought back an alcohol-exchange student from Ireland—a leprechaun named Shamus (Sea-mus) Finnigan from County Cavan, Ireland. Since wineries are non-existent in Ireland, we thought it’d be nice to introduce Shamus to wines. However, the little guy is a little too curious, so he’s finding his way around the winery and the property and making himself quite at home. In fact, he may try to adventure out into Excelsior Springs some, so we are going to play a little game called:
“What is Shamus up to NOW?” this summer.
- Each week, Shamus will be at a different location in Excelsior Springs and a photo will be posted on Social Media.
- You will be asked to guess where he’s at.
- If you are correct, you will be entered into a drawing for a fun prize at Shamrock Hills—it could be a FREE glass of wine/beer, a FREE Flatbread, a Charcuterie Board, some merchandise . . . whatever Shamus decides we need to give away that month.
- Once a month we will draw for a couple of prizes from everyone who guessed correctly on the weekly where abouts of Shamus.
- You must pick up the prize at Shamrock Hills Vineyard and Winery
So keep on the lookout for Shamus, who’s always getting into mischief. It must be in the Finnigan name. Hmmmmm.
Enjoy this month’s edition of Wining in the Hills!
Slaintè (pronounced slawn-cha)!
Denise and Mike